All races and celebrity events are judged by the goodie bag. The Hamptons Marathon gets a strong A- for their free merchandise and registration experience. First a flat out A for having a Manhattan pick up location instead of having to wait until you actually get out to the Hamptons. Logistics of pickup a B+ with a long line down a narrow set of stairs to enter the room to get your bib and the goodies. Long wait but quick processing once yo made it to the front of the line. Not particularly friendly though.
Merchandise itself also an A. First you actually get a small gym bag with a tasteful logo so you can use it in real life after the race. Slightly flimsy though but still an actual bag not a plastic shopping bag. No coupons, ads, or cheap filler. No weird food samples unrelated to running or even general fitness (Once got a box of white rice). A dark blue technical running shirt, nice design, also not smeared with gaudy logos or sponsors. Dark grey winter hat. Some sample of sports tape. And finally the Spanky, a full sized lens cloth for your glasses printed with the map of the course. Kind of cute even if brand name is a little iccky. Bib has built in chip.
Overall a solid A-.
Learned bit more info for Saturday. 600 runners for the full, 2500 for the half. low of 62, high of 72 chance of light rain. Hilliest at miles 17-19. Good after race party somewhere in Amagansett, Most importantly, van picks me up at my hotel at 7 AM. Race starts at 8.
Heading to Hamptons tomorrow. See you at the finish line.
Hey Spencer,
ReplyDeleteI'm clear to spend tomorrow running with you. Current plan is to get up crazy early and drive out to the start. Let's agree on a place to meet. I'll run 20 or so with you, and then catch up with you at the finish.
Still cheering here. Getting hoarse.
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